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Watch the Label on Your Paper At It Carrie* the Date When Your Subscription Expires VOLUME XXXI—NUMBER 53 MARKET RE AD Y FOR OPENING SALE TUESDAY W. A. BAILEY IS ONE MARTIN COUNTY FARMER WHO PUTS QUALITY CROPS ABOVE QUANTITY, AND IT PAYS HIM HAS ONE OF BEST LITTLE FARMS IN NORTH CAROLINA Every Bit of Land He Now Farms Was Cleared By Himse}f BOUGHf vFARM IN 1883 Bought 55 Acres of Woodland, and Now Has 28 Acres in Cultivation; Is Proud of His Vocation The farmer who clears his own land, builds his own home, raises a family, of nine children, offering them & reat Jr educational opportunities than were offered him, has no mone tary debts, and accumulates a sur plus of food and money sufficient to lur for his family's wants and needs without their "working for a year, may well be classed as a master in Jhe business. That is exactly what Mr. A. W. Bailey, of near Bear Urass, has done since IKB3, and his . story explaining how he did all that is truly interesting. Early in 1883, Mr. Bailey bought a small tract of woodsland, about 65 acres with not a cleared spot on it. With an axe and a saw and fully de termined to. make a go of it, he set to work clearing what is now one of the best small farms in' the sectitin. "It was an awfully hard task," Mr. Bailey stated, "but each year 1 clear ed a small portion of the 65 acres * until now I have 28 acres suitable for cultivation." Depending on his Awn labor, the master farmer, in ad dition to clearing his ljuid built a comfortable home and large and spacious outbuildings. It was with a zealous interest that Mr. Bailey car ried on his work, and it 1* with just pride that he tells about it.' Like most wise men, Mr. Bailey married while very young, and has * n a red nine children, six of whom are married. There are nine grand chil dren. In clearing and developing his land and building his home, Mr. Bailey has depended entirely upon the little income derived each year fiom the few acres cleared the seas on before. And it is through working the 28 acres that he has created a year's surplus. Mr. v Bailey explains his method of farming as a partnership with his land. He tries to do as much for his lund as his land does for him; that is, he tries to improve his fields a little bty each year. This year he is only cultivating j 23 acres on account of-the late and i cold spring and wet weather. He Is | growing' nine acres of corn, eight acres of tobacco and six acres of peanuts. He expects to produce about sixty bushels of corn per acre , this stason. He also thinks he will get 1000 pounds of tobacco to the acre ai.d harvest an average crop of pea puts. • , Through his experience in fertil izing tobacco on improved land, he finds that heavy fertilising is dan-1 gerous. This year he used 600 pounds i.t prolific cotton grower and 200 pounds of prepared lime per acre, | afid had no disease nor wildfire in ; his crop. This not only insures a ; crop free from disease, but makes a j better type of tobacco, he pointed out Mr. Bailey says the farmer who fcils to properly prepare fertiliser and thoroughly cutlivate his crop , seldom gets a good crop even with ; the best of seasons. But the farmer S^Tranhl THEATRE LI SATURDAY BUDDY ROOSEVELT in "VALLEY OF HUNTED MEN" . . Added COMEDY AND SERIAL "The Golden Stallion" ' THE ENTERPRISE f A GOOD FARMER AND A GOOD CROP N iflr A The above photograph shows Mr. A. W. Bailey, of Bear Gra*j Township, j" and part of a fine field of tobacco grown on his farm. Mr. Bailey is one of two farmers in Martin County who received the Grade A certificate for I (arming from the State Department of Agriculture last year. ROBERSONVILLE NEGRO VICTIM OF HIGH POWER LINE Negro Electrician Catches Hold of Wire-Carrying 13,300 Volts WAS 'SHOWING OFF" f- "■ Corrtpanion, Trying To Pull Hit Body From Deadly Circuit, Is Knocked Unconscious for Few Minutes Riley Paine, 30 year-old negro, was electrocuted at a power substation in ltobersonville Wednesday morning when he touched a wire carrying 13,- ?00 volts. Paine stated U> by-atanders that ha could touch oaa of Iks high powered wires and not get hurt, but when the contact was made, he was killed instantly. The on-lookers were baffled and when one attempted to pull Paine's body from the wire, he was knocked several feet and for a few minutes. The dead lean's finger was badly bumed before the circuit was broken. His body was re moved to Kinston, his former home, for burial. r Paine had worked on the Rober ville market, and during the off seas on he was employed by that town in its street, water and light depart ments. At the time he was killed he was working in the substation where a transformer was to be placed, and while there he demonstrated to the new and more fellows how Ito handle electricity and lost his i- KILLS BROTHER WITH SHOT GUN Robert Lee Terry, 8, Victim of Accidental Shot Tuesday Robert Lee Terry, the eight-year i old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Terry, of Bear Grass township, was instant - i y killed by his brother, John Mack, ;12 years old, Tuesday afternoon when they were playing with a shot | gun. The entire load of shot from one ol the gun's barrels hit t the young boy just above the eyes and blew the top of his head off. He died instant ly . Several children were standing ; near the two boys when the older one placed a loaded shell in the gun, but none was able to explain how the shooting occurred other than to say it. was accidental. * Several Local People Slightly Hurt in Wreck Miss Tillie Perry was Badly cut on the leg and Mrs. B. S. Courtney and daughter Miriam, all of this place, received minor bruises when their car, « Buick aedan, turned over\ be tween Elisabeth City and iMorfolk Wednesday morning. One of the car's tires blew out and Iwfore Miss Courtney could stop the automobile, it had turned over. After returning here that evening, Mrs. Courtney suffered an attack of appendicits and was- carried to a Washington hospital that night where she was operated on. * who thoroughly prepares his fertilis ers and cultivates rain or shine will nearly always get a fair crop even in ba-wont-fMMr ■ (Continued on page four) Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, August 31, 1928 ' i ———————— i An Explanation of Conflicting Dates I ' After waiting until Saturday morning, August 18, and no ac | (ion as to the post pun men t of the markets' opening had been taken, the Enterprise presses were put to work on this sec , tion's snnual tobacco edition. That evening the Eastern Car olina opening was postponed, ' and as a result several of the pages carry the date August 28. It should be, of course, Sep tember 4th, next Tuesday. ' We kindly ask that our read -1 ers bear with us this time and t overlook the wrong date. Just come to Williamston next Tues 1 I day and see one of the best markets in operation. THE PUBLISHERS. 1 ' ; SIGN CAMPAIGN ■! BOOSTS MARKET ' I . 100 Business Men in 25 Cars , 1 Put Up Placards All Day Wednesday ' j The greatest sign-tacking cam -1 paign ever staged in this section was " "pulled off" in this county last Wed '■ nesday when merchants, insurance '■ men, tobacco warehousemen, lawyers, ' judges, business men and others set s out to place sevreal thousand tobacco ' cards, boosting the Williamston To ' bacco Market. It was a, great day when Insurance men tacked up each other's cards and merchants did the same thing, advancing a spirit of co operation that will, no doubt, result [ in thousands of additional pounds of tobacco being sold on the Williams ton Tobacco Market this year. In two mass meetings called by the Mayor and others, an individual canvasa of the entire county wan planned, and Wednesday 100 citizens traveling in 26 cars left here to go out and boost the market. Reports turned in by those making a trip were very encourgaging, and point to the market's most successful season. SCHOOLOPENSAT JAMESVILLE 3RD Short Program To Be .Pre sented at Opening Monday Opening Monday morning, Septem ber 3, the Jameavllle school is plan ning a most successful year during the 1928-'2# term, it was announced r b) Mr. A. L. Pollock, principal, thij moming. A short program will fea ture the opening exercises in the school's auditorium, and the public is > invited to attend and take part. The teachers will arrive there to night and tomorrow, ready for work • Monday morning. The list of teach > Miss Essie Jordan, first grade; i Miss Ina Bowden, second grade; Miss > Vara Hare, third grade; Miss Ruth Modlin, fourth and fifth grades; Miss • Hilda Summerel, sixth grade; Mr. T. f 0. Hickman, seventh grade. In the i high school Miss Thelma Getsinger t will teach English and French; Miss Alma Swindell will have charge o'f the mathematics department; Mr. F, - A. Rawls will teach science and I serve aa athletic coach; Mr. Overby i returns to the head of the agricul tutal department. Mr. A. L. Pollock, of Warsaw, goes to the school as principal this year for the first time. LOCAL BREEDERS WIN EVERYTHING WITH PRIZE HOGS Dave and Mack Roberson Show the Way at Fairs In Pennsylvania KEEN COMPETITION Have Won 90 Per Cent of All Prem iums Offered So Far; Competitors Are Buying Their Stock Showing their four herds of hogs at the Kutztown Pennsylvania fair two weeks ago, Messrs. David and Mack Koberson, won $625 in prem iums, or about 90 per cent of the tctal premiums offered. The Martin County breeders cleared the camps in the face of keen competition fur r.ished by breeders from several of the Northern and Western States. The two farmers, besides winning practically all the premiums offered, j showed the people up there that North Carolina is suitable for hog raising so as others. While telling übout the showing in Kutx town, Mr. Koberson pointed out that their hogs caused many favorable comments, the hearty Dutch farm ers asking an unbelievable number of questions. Not only did they ask about but ,they also asked about North Carolina's roads, schools farming and living conditions. The second week away from home, the breeders were to divide their herds when there were no fairs lr.rge enough to care David went with two of the herds to Lewis town, Pa. where they outclassed everything in the swine exhibits. At that fair the breeder won every premium offered with the exception pf one lone dollar. And after meet ing with such luck, Mr. Koberson spoke as. if he lost that dollar. Mack was at Quakertown where he won $l7O out of $lB5 Coffered. This week two of the herds are at Cumberland, Md. where they again outclassed everything in the swine slow. Three-fourths of the premiums went to the Mai-tin County man there. Mack is in Syracuse, N. Y. this week, and as the judging did not take place until yesterday, the re sult of his showing there is not known here at the present time. Next week the four herds of hogs will be placed on exhibit at Ebens turg, Pa. where Charlie Schwab holds his fair. The breeders are in \ading that town with splendid chances of getting: some of Charlie's money. Mr. David Koberson stated that during the three weeks, his premiums had totaled over SBOO and in addition h'i had sold over S4OO worth of hogs. At Cumberland, one of his competi tors bought several hogs from him, costing almost S4OO. The competitor, a Delaware breeder had lost to Mr. Koberson fit two'fairs, and stated that he would have to purchase some oi' the Koberson stock to get ji) the winning class. Mr. Koberson left here yesterday for Cumberlad, Md. where he will prepare to ship his herds to the Pennsylvania town. ENTRANCE RULES FOR FIRST GRADE Principal L. H. Davis An nounces Requirements for First-Year Pupils In announcing the - opening of the local school. Principal 1,. H. Davis pointed out yesterday a few rules governing the entrance of first-year pupils. He states; "School begins Monday morning at 9 o'clock, September 10. "Tvery child who is six years old by tomorrow enter. It will be greatly appreciated if tie parents will Bee that their children come the f.rst day and continue throughout the year, If possible. No first year chil dren will be permitted to enter after the first two weeks of school. If for any reason your child can't start school the first day, please notify the principal's office. "All first year children who were not examined during the summer are urged to visit Dr. W. E. Warren's office for a physical elimination any Saturday. If Dr. Warren should find any defects in these children they should be looked after immeidately. Fad tonsils and adenoids are Mrious handicaps. There is no charge for the examination. Parents will please arrange to come the first morning with their children. Schools are only great big homes full of children. Nobody likes to sae visitors more than children; first-year folk* need their mothers. Come with them. Our teachers wel come you. > ( HOW THE NEW THEATRE WILL LOOK - r —r -^|] ; __ ;] l . '£ i' 4 | The above is the architect's sketch of Williamston's now $35,000 motion , picture theater now lieinj: built here by Mr. ). W. Watts, jr. According to f . present plans the building will be finished the first performance held some- i f where around the middle of October. - 1 C : 1 - s , ' ''l t —i 1 GIVES REASONS FOR RESIGNING Elder Harrington Issues 1 Prepared Statement Ex j plaining His Action Withdrawing from the Primitive j liaptist Church upon the advice of the late Elder Sylvester Hassell, l{t*v. W. B. Harrington, in a prepared , statement refutes the reports tnain ( twilling that he resigned as an elder in the Church with the intention of causing a split in the denomination. ( Mr. Harrington's statement , dressed to the editor follow*: "Please permit me, through your i | a per, to correct an error that is be i ing circulated for the purpose of .try-' t ing to hurt those who have been very -i kind and friendly toward me. t "Since about twenty members of Smitliwick's Creek Church bolted the i conference of said Church "(against the wishes of the body of said Church > and also against the wishes of Elder - Hassell) the fourth Saturday in last I May, and held a separate conference, i setting up a new church by choosing a church clerk, who plift-e their t names on a new book separate anil 1 4 apart from the original one, Me pa rat i ing themselves from the Church, 1 . leaving the church with about seven ty members, who have refused to j , have their names erased from the \ , original book, and are standing firm j . lo day as the Church, the minority 1 with the intent of trying to set aside > the majority, calls them my follow » ers. This action is possibly for the purpose of trying to poison the minds / ,f their brethern against them. 1 I appreciate the fact' that they did en > dorse the doctrine that,l stood for, believing that it was founded on the l!ible ; and also they' endorsed num bers of other Primitive liaptist El- j II ders. If they had been my followers, ( in the sense that they are spoken of ' t they would have followed me when I withdrew from the Church. I did not withdraw from the Church with the' intention of trying to destroy the Church, or to get my friends to pull out against tHeir will, for no one [ labored more to save the situation > than I did. I withdrew from the i Chlirch under Elder Hassell's instruc- 1 i tions to prevent a split in the Churih r and possibly in the Association. The " * I rl (Continued on page 6) . - 1 _______________ To Our New Readers 2 r Beginning with this issue, The Enterprise makes J its entrance into many new home in surrounding Y counties. During the next several weeks, or longer, it will continue to visit these homes once each week, e # » ' e carrying the market's happenings in addition to its s regular news. By doing this we hope to add to our j long list readers and friends and make new ac y quaintances with our neighbors, s Watch for the market's doings, which will appear e each week, and tell your friends about it. 0 This paper, together with all the town's merchants, r business men, and warehousemen, cordially invites ■ you here, and hopes Jhat you will find it convenient 1 to pay us a personal call at any time and as often as you can. NEW THEATER TO I BE FINISHED BY I MIDDLEOCTOBER j Structure Will Be Modern In Every Detail and Is Absolutely Fireproof WILL SEAT 650 PEOPLE Every Arrangement Made for Com fort and Convenience of Patrons; Cost About $35,000 While only the brick work has been ~coTnpJeted, Williamston's new $35,- 000 theatre will be ready for opening by the middle of October, it was stat ed yesterday by Mr. J. W. Watts, jr, owner. Construction work on the 1 uilding has been carefully watched by practically every person in "town, for they anxiously await the time when they can visit a modern theatre right here at home. The building adds greatly to tjie business district of the town, and compares favorably both ( in appearance and construction with theatres "in other and larger towns. I Modern in every detail, the new ! tin atre will be tire proof. The pro- I jei tion room will be so .equipped that I tires can not spread, automatic I doors closing*tund presenting a fire's j spreading "should one .'tart in that room. There will be four emergency exits with large signs. One of the, I exits will be located to the right of I the proscenium arch, one to the left , and one on either side of the balcony. The theatre has a seating capacity of 050 people, and every seat is in ' lull view of the stage. For comfort i and ease the seats of the new theater will rival those of the metropolitan | theatres. The seats in shading tones of red liiid black with * highly-decorative fides were made especially for the 1 new theatre by the American Seating | Company. Twenty ihches in width, with plenty of room between the 1 seats and ample space between the j rows, the seats provide the greatest comfort for the audience. One will I not have to crawl over his neighbor | in order to get out from the middle ( f the tier. lying legs and high knees afe taken care of. The seats are i i elaborately Upholstere, with backs of i i the proper cvurvature. I Advertisers Will Find Our Col. umns a Latchkey to Over 1,600 Homes of Martin County ESTABLISHED 1898 FACILITIES HAVE BEEN GREATLY IMPROVED HERE Two of the Three Large Warehouses Have Been Enlarged FINE SET OF BUYERS Market Tp Open With Largest Force » In Its History, Seventy-Five Men Being Employed On It With approximately three, acres of floor 'space, on e of the best sets of buyers ever to wulk a tobacco ware house floor, able warehousemen and a large and efficient corps of em ployees, the .Williamston Tobacco Market is ready for its greatest opening here next Tuesday. - For months, the warehousemen here have Leen adding to their houses and pre paring for the coming season, and a visit to theix houses this morning showed that ever possible tap had been would better the market offer to the growers evOry marketing advantage. Already the buyers are arriving ht re and by Monday night one of the largest and best sets will have ar rived here, ready for the opening Tuesday morning. The buyers on the irarket here this year are declared to be i'eal market builders, and they, 110 doubt, will play a prominent part in carrying this market's average to the top of the lpt. The buyers are too numerous to mention here, every knoVvn tobacco company having represetatives here. Ami then there are the independents, providing a competition Unsurpassed. The market here opens with the largest warehouse force in its his-, try, approximately seventy-live men bt itig actively engaged in its oper ation. Headed by ten. able and ex pi rienced men, these employees will be on. the market ilight and day -W cure for the golden weed as it is biought in. An unexcelled service will be offered. Extra, sets of scales have been aflded, and it is stated that the market will be able to handle easily several hundred thousand pounds each day. The market's auctioneers, Messrs. H. Me. I). Hux,'for the Farmery; H. L. Meador and Alf bVrbes for the Iloanoke-Dixie, and W. L. I'enn, for the New and Better Brick, are de clared to be the best in this entire section. Hear them and watch them push the price of each pile of tobac ,co to the very top notch. The redrying facilities have been greatly increased here, and every thing points to a record year. With a spirit of cooperation pre vailing in every nook and corner, the market bids to maintain anil surpass its own position as one of the ma jor markets. The people of the town and community extend a cordial in vitation to visit the market here opening day and on throughout the season. OAK CITY SCHOOL TO OPEN MONDAY Principal Ainsley Is Look ing for Largest Enroll ment in History Vacation days will be over and a hard year's work will face th,> chil dren in Oak City and vicinity when the schools there begin the iy2B-'2!l ussion next Monday looming at 10 o'clock. One of the largest enroll ments in the school's history is ex pected this year, Mr. 11. M. Ainsley, principal, stated yesterday, and with a highly efficient corps of teachers, a most successful term is expected. Besides the regular classification of pupils and the making of assign ments, the school authorities are planning a unique program for the opening. There will be several short talks, the speakers choosing some subject having to do with the educa tion of the grammar grade and high school pupils. The parents are urged to attfcnd the exercises with their children, and take part in the morn ing's program. Members of the class of 1924, representing four univers ities ad colleges in this State and in Kentucky, are invited to hold a re union that morning, and it is expect ed that they will take part in the regular program. In the afternoon, the parent-teach cr association will honor the teach ers of the school at a reception in the home economics room. A cordial invitation is extended the public to attend the exercises, Mr. Ainsley urging the parents to come and meet the teacherß and bring a word of cheer to those who will in struct the boys and girls there this year. The principal mentioned Ms appreciation for the cooperation on the part of the people , i ■
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